влак

Bulgarian

влак

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɫak]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -ak

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

German Zugcalq.

Czech vlakbor.

Bulgarian влак

Borrowed from Czech vlak.

Noun

влак • (vlak) m (relational adjective вла́ков, diminutive вла́кче)

1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)

   Synonym: трен (tren) (dated)

Declension

Declension of влак

	singular	plural
indefinite	влак vlak	вла́кове vlákove
definite (subject form)	вла́кът vlákăt	вла́ковете vlákovete
definite (object form)	вла́ка vláka
count form	—	вла́ка vláka

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “влак²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 161
• “влак¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “влак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• I. Gaberoff and authors (2002), “влак”, in Rečnik na čuždite dumi v bǎlgarskija ezik s priloženija [Речник на чуждите думи в българския език с приложения] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Gaberoff Publ. House, page 123

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volkъ.

Noun

влак • (vlak) m (dialectal)

1. (fishing) seine (large fishing net)

   Synonyms: не́вод (névod), нево́д (nevód)

Declension

Declension of влак

	singular	plural
indefinite	влак vlak	вла́кове vlákove
definite (subject form)	вла́кът vlákăt	вла́ковете vlákovete
definite (object form)	вла́ка vláka
count form	—	вла́ка vláka

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “влак¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 161
• “влак³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Further reading

• “влак”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “влак”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
• “влак”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɫak]
• Hyphenation: влак

Noun

влак • (vlak) m (plural влакови)

1. (agriculture) type of harrow for harrowing a field
2. (fishing) dragnet (net dragged across the bottom of a body of water)
3. branches that are dragged rather than loaded

Declension

Declension of влак

	singular	plural
indefinite	влак (vlak)	влакови (vlakovi)
definite unspecified	влакот (vlakot)	влаковите (vlakovite)
definite proximal	влаков (vlakov)	влаковиве (vlakovive)
definite distal	влакон (vlakon)	влаковине (vlakovine)
vocative	влаку (vlaku)	влакови (vlakovi)
count form	—	влака (vlaka)

Further reading

• “влак” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋlâːk/

Noun

вла̑к m inan (Latin spelling vlȃk)

1. (Croatia) train

   Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia) во̑з

Declension

Declension of влак

	singular	plural
nominative	вла̑к	вла̏кови
genitive	влака	влакова
dative	влаку	влаковима
accusative	влак	влакове
vocative	влаче	влакови
locative	влаку	влаковима
instrumental	влаком	влаковима

Further reading

• “влак”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026